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Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a ... civilization that ruled much of Europe for nearly 1000 years. The Romans made a revolution in engineering, because they invented the “Roman Concrete”, and used it to ... the Colosseum \(the largest Roman amphitheatre in the world\) and the Pantheon \(the best\-preserved ancient structure\). The Romans also constructed huge aqueducts, roads, and ... .
This great civilization succeeded not only in engineering but also in such areas as government, architecture, ... and literature. The Romans invented the Latin, or Roman, alphabet, which was the basis for the English language.
The ancient Romans formulated their ... on metal tables and divided them into twelve sections \(“The Twelve Tables”\). Moreover, ancient Rome had a sort of daily official newspaper, “Acta Diurna”, which included the daily Roman ... notices. The Romans carved them on stone or metal and presented in message boards in public places like the Forum of Rome.